Chapter Seventy-Three: I'll Spit Out After Eating Me

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The bright moon is in the sky, illuminating the white expanse of the field.

A few wolf howls fluttered from a distance, if a timid person was most likely creepy, but Kang Dali, who had been hunting for many years, didn't care at all, one or two wolves were not enough to see, he could solve it lightly.

It's just that now he doesn't have the heart to deal with these beasts, but is all about hurrying home. On the mountain road, jumping and jumping, it was even more brisk than a tanuki, and he didn't care about the exhaustion of his body, and he ran profusely and his clothes were soaked. Finally, when the moon wheel was west, Kang Dali returned to his small mountain village.

There were more than a dozen families living in the village, all of whom made a living by hunting, and Kang Dali walked quickly through the dilapidated courtyard. A fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy sat on the bluestone steps, holding his chin in his hand, stunned.

"Second brother, it's all because my brother came back late, come into the house, the dew is heavy outside, don't get cold!"

This young man is Kang Dali's second brother Kang Lesheng, and unlike his eldest brother, Kang Lesheng looks white and clean, like a little scholar.

Seeing the eldest brother come back, Kang Lesheng threw himself into Kang Dali's arms in a few steps, although he endured his grief, but the tears still fell on Kang Dali's shoulders.

"Second brother, don't cry, it's all my brother's fault, but my brother has good news to tell you, the matter of going to school is eyebrow-raising, and our buddies are going to be transferred!"

Kang Dali said excitedly, who knew that Kang Lesheng frowned, let go of Kang Dali, and said coldly: "Brother, don't bother, I'll hunt with you tomorrow, and I won't read anymore!" ”

"Get on your knees!"

Kang Dali usually loves his brother very much, but this matter is absolutely unbearable, and he said angrily: "You know what our parents are looking forward to, isn't it just to let you read and write and get ahead, my brother has no ability, so you have been delayed for several years." But it doesn't matter, my brother is rich now, and you kid is not allowed to say stupid things. ”

As he spoke, Kang Dali took out a silver coin of ten taels from his pocket, which was Gu Zhenhua's settling-in expenses.

Kang Lesheng's eyes lit up when he saw the silver, and then he shook his head with a wry smile: "Brother, it's not about money, the younger brother is really dead to reading, even if he reads, isn't it just as shameless?" ”

Kang Dali was confused, and couldn't help asking: "Second brother, what happened, you hurry up and make it clear to me!" ”

"Brother, you went to Tianjin to sell animal skins, I went to the county and wanted to meet Mr. Xu, but I heard that Mr. Xu and several gentry went north to Shanhaiguan together!"

"What?" Kang Dali's eyes suddenly widened: "Shameless, do they want to be traitors?" ”

Kang Lesheng was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "Brother, how do you know?" ”

"Why don't I know, Wu Sangui surrendered to the Tartars, and also defeated Li Zicheng, and he is about to go south."

Now it was Kang Lesheng's turn to be surprised, his eldest brother usually only knew how to hunt to make money, how to go to Tianjin, he became a jack of all trades, Wu Sangui's surrender to the Tartars, he also heard it by chance, how did the eldest brother know.

"Second brother, be surprised, sue you, your brother and I also stabbed a traitor leader!"

Kang Dali was triumphant, and he went to Tianjin to sell animal skins, and happened to encounter the recruitment test, and he told him before and after joining An**.

Kang Lesheng was dumbfounded and couldn't believe it.

"Brother, are you saying that there is a loyal and brave man Gu Zhenhua from Tianjin, and he wants to recruit troops to deal with the Tartars?"

"Not only that, but they also cut off more than a thousand Tartar dog heads, all of which were built into Jingguan!" Kang Dali's eyebrows fluttered and said: "Lord Gu is full of majesty, and he also personally told me to build a school in An** to teach the soldiers to read and write." My brother just wants you to join An**, with your brain, it's no problem to be a half-official job. ”

Kang Lesheng listened, and the look in his eyes became more and more full: "Brother, I didn't expect that there are really heroes in this world who dare to fight Tartars." The officials and learned people in the county town heard that the Tartars were coming, and shameless people like Xu Youxing rushed to welcome the king, and they hid at home as a turtle with a shrunken head, and their usual impassionedness was all gone, which was simply disappointing! ”

Kang Dali also said with emotion: "Doesn't our father often say that the country is in turmoil and shows loyalty, and those miscellaneous pieces will die in our hands sooner or later." ”

"That's right!" Kang Lesheng also swept away the decadence just now, and said excitedly: "Brother, I know a few friends from the school, and they all look down on Xu Youxing's style, I think why don't you just make an appointment with them and go to An** together?" ”

"Okay." Kang Dali said with a smile.

More and more bloody men are gathering in Tianjin, and at this time, Gu Zhenhua is not only harvesting talents, but also harvesting money, and it is a treasure trove of gold, the number is too large to count!

Li Jibo took Xia Shouli to find Gu Zhenhua overnight, the butter candle was flickering, the three of them sat around the table, and Li Jibo sent the account to Gu Zhenhua.

"Zhenhua, guess how many things we found in Tianjin?"

"Don't sell it, if you have something to say, say it quickly!"

Li Jibo stretched out three fingers with a smile on his face.

"Three million taels?" Gu Zhenhua asked in surprise: "It won't be so little, is it thirty million taels!" ”

Xia Shouli smiled: "It's three million quintals!" ”

Gu Zhenhua was also frightened all of a sudden, and suddenly mountains appeared in front of him, all of which were japonica rice and white noodles, and he couldn't see the end at a glance.

"Really, it's really three million quintals?"

"It's not fake at all." Li Jibo said with a smile: "Tianjin is an important stop for the transshipment of grain to the capital, and in peacetime, there are four million quintals a year, and in order to cope with the war situation in Liaodong, the transportation volume has increased a lot. Daming and Dashun alternated between the old and the new, the merchants had no ideas, and the grain was stored in Tianjin, and there were as many as one million quintals in this part. In addition, the old grain accumulated over the years, as well as the grain that profiteers were going to sell to the Manchu Tartars, all add up to three million quintals! ”

In troubled times, food is more precious than gold.

Five catties of white flour can be exchanged for a big fat boy!

Three million quintals, one quintal is almost equivalent to one hundred and eighty catties, enough for one person to eat for half a year. Three million quintals, that is equivalent to three million people eating for half a year, what an astonishing astronomical amount!

Gu Zhenhua was also completely stunned, if he wanted to raise soldiers, he would definitely be inseparable from silver and grain, but with so much food, how to transport it away, Gu Zhenhua did not have the ability to move mountains and seas.

"No, no!" Gu Zhenhua stood up abruptly and spun back and forth on the ground.

"Within ten days of the Manchu Dynasty, it will go south, how can it transport three million quintals in ten days?" Gu Zhenhua was not only talking to himself, but also asking Li Jibo and Xia Shouli.

The two of them also looked at each other, and Li Jibo couldn't help but ask: "Zhenhua, the Manchu Qing Dynasty suffered a lot of losses at Shanhaiguan, you are so sure, they will definitely go south within ten days?" ”

"The wounded beast is the most dangerous, I burned the grain in Shanhaiguan, the Tartars have nothing to eat, they will definitely be robbed."

"Then simply burn the grain in Tianjin!" Xia Shouli also said solemnly: "If these grains fall into the hands of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, they can almost support the Eight Banners Army to fight for a year, which is enough to sweep north of the Yellow River." ”

Gu Zhenhua also frowned, to be honest, how many ordinary people sell their sons and daughters in these years, and they are easy to eat. As a result, he set fire to millions of quintals of grain, which is simply a sin!

Li Jibo also frowned: "When the interruption continues, it will be chaotic." There are quite a few ships in Tianjin, and we will all gather together to see how many can be carried away, and all the rest will be burned, in short, we will not be able to support the enemy. ”

"Wait!" Gu Zhenhua waved his hand, and suddenly smiled: "I have a way, sell these grains to Li Zicheng, what do you think?" ”

Li Jibo was drinking tea and almost squirted out. He looked at Gu Zhenhua like a monster, this guy is too imaginative, how can he even think of such an idea!

Although the two sides have cooperated in Shanhaiguan, Gu Zhenhua changed hands and robbed Tianjin, and Li Zicheng was most likely mad, and as a result, he had to sell grain to Li Zicheng at this time, and it was also a loss to Gu Zhenhua to think of it.

"Mr. Li, in fact, like Dashun, we all want to deal with the Manchus, and this is the basis of cooperation. Moreover, the Dashun army is short of food, and we have a lot of food, so it is also appropriate to communicate with each other! ”

"Hmph, you're trying to take advantage of the fire." Li Jibo said unceremoniously: "Don't make a mistake in your calculations, Li Zicheng is also a generation of heroes, if you are angry, regardless of Tianjin, what do I think you should do?" ”

"So we need a man of tongue." Gu Zhenhua looked at Xia Shouli with a smile and said: "Mr. Xia, please go to Beijing for a trip, just say that we are offering food to Li Zicheng, if he feels that he can't go, he can give us a little bit of the craftsmen in the capital, and if he gives some gunpowder, he will be even more grateful!" ”

"It is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish!" Li Jibo said with a smile: "I'm thinking about making a fire gun now, it's strange to start early!" ”

"Mr. Li, even if you see it, can't you pretend to be confused for a while?"

"I can't." Li Jibo said unceremoniously: "I don't think Li Zicheng is so easy to be fooled. ”

Gu Zhenhua also sighed: "It's man-made, even if you don't be fooled, it's a good thing to give food to Li Zicheng and let them hold on for a while longer." ”

Xia Shouli thought for a long time, and arched his hand at Gu Zhenhua: "Sir, the villain will listen to you, go to the tiger's den and Longtan to break through, if Li Zicheng is angry and cuts down the villain, you must remember to give me a monument and ask the prince to chase the villain!" ”

……

Gu Zhenhua had just dealt with the food problem, and Sun Cheng and 6 Yong ran over one after the other.

"Old Seven, do you remember that when we separated, we sent all the treasures brought out of the capital to the Jin merchant ticket number."

"That's right, you found the money?"

"Hmph, of course I found it." Sun Cheng sneered: "These old Xi'er are so dark-hearted, not only did they lower the price, but they also opened their mouths to ask for forty percent of the shares. We swallowed our anger and had to say yes. ”

6 Yong also said: "Seventh brother, don't you know that their eyes are facing the sky, they can simply make people angry!" ”

Gu Zhenhua said with a smile: "Two brothers, don't say anything, let's go to them now to settle accounts, and if you dare to eat Lao Tzu's things, let them spit it out!" ”